Dogger Bank 3.6 GW (Seaway 7 foundations + DEME 250 km cables), Hornsea 3 2.9 GW Ørsted (Apollo $6.1 bn 50% Dec 2025), Sofia 1.4 GW Van Oord Jul 2025, Subsea 7 $6.8 bn.
UK marine + offshore-wind delivery workforce against SSE Renewables (Perth HQ; Dogger Bank lead developer alongside Equinor), RWE Renewables UK (Sofia wind farm operator), Ørsted UK (Hornsea Project 3 developer 2.9 GW; CfD awarded Jul 2022; Apollo took 50% stake Dec 2025 for $6.1 bn), Subsea 7 / Seaway 7 (LSE-listed; FY24 revenue $6.8 bn +14%; renewables BU revenue $1.2 bn +29%; backlog $9.0 bn), Van Oord UK + DEME Offshore UK — Dogger Bank A/B/C combined 3.6 GW (Seaway 7 monopile foundations T&I across all three phases; DEME 250 km of 66 kV inter-array cables phase C; SPIE Wind Connect cable termination + testing) — GWO BST 5-module mandatory + MMO licensing.
Request Technical BriefingRegulator exposure profile
- MMO licensing + Crown Estate28%
- GWO BST + ART + OPITO BOSIET26%
- Sponsor Licence + Skilled Worker24%
- CITB + CIS + CSCS22%
North Sea vessel-window calendar per Dogger Bank / Hornsea / Sofia.
UK offshore-wind deployment windows against Dogger Bank A/B/C (3.6 GW combined) + Hornsea 3 (2.9 GW) + Sofia (1.4 GW). North Sea Hs ≤ 1.5m peak Jun-Aug.
Named projects in this jurisdiction
- Dogger Bank A/B/C combined 3.6 GW (Seaway 7 monopile foundations T&I across all three phases; DEME 250 km of 66 kV inter-array cables phase C; SPIE Wind Connect cable termination + testing; world's largest offshore wind farm at full operation; supplies 6M UK homes) SSE Renewables + Equinor + Seaway 7 + DEME + SPIE
- Hornsea Project 3 (Ørsted UK developer; 2.9 GW; CfD awarded Jul 2022; Apollo took 50% stake December 2025 for $6.1 bn; Port of Tyne marshalling; Cadeler T&I foundations; Seaway 7 192 inter-array cables ~500 km; Jan De Nul 680 km export cable; Severfield + Smulders secondary steel; Esvagt James Blythe SOV) Ørsted UK + Apollo 2025
- Sofia Offshore Wind Farm (1.4 GW RWE Renewables UK; Van Oord all monopile foundations installed July 2025; Van Oord 109 array cables installed) RWE Renewables UK + Van Oord 2025
- Subsea 7 / Seaway 7 (LSE-listed; FY24 revenue $6.8 bn +14%; renewables BU revenue $1.2 bn +29%; backlog $9.0 bn) Subsea 7 / Seaway 7 2024
UK marine / offshore-wind delivery: Dogger Bank 3.6 GW (Seaway 7 foundations + DEME 250 km cables + SPIE), Hornsea 3 2.9 GW Ørsted (Apollo $6.1 bn 50% Dec 2025), Sofia 1.4 GW RWE (Van Oord Jul 2025). Subsea 7 FY24 $6.8 bn. MMO + GWO BST 5-module + Sponsor Licence govern.
01. Pre-pricing — CSCS + CIS + GWO BST
CSCS card per worker. CIS withholding. GWO BST 5-module training (First Aid + Manual Handling + Fire + Working at Heights + Sea Survival) per offshore-wind crew; 24-month validity.
02. Sponsor Licence + Skilled Worker + MMO licence
Sponsor Licence + Skilled Worker £41,700. MMO marine licence per offshore project (Dogger Bank / Hornsea 3 / Sofia).
03. CITB + Crown Estate onboarding
CITB Levy reconciliation. Crown Estate offshore-wind leasing oversight.
04. HMRC + HSE-defensible evidence pack
Minimum pack: UK-bank-traceable remuneration, English-language CoS + contract, CIS statements, CITB returns, CSCS card, GWO BST + OPITO BOSIET/HUET/MIST training record per offshore worker.
05. India and Gulf sourcing corridors — the UK offshore-wind pathway
Indian Larsen & Toubro Offshore Heavy Engineering + Gulf ADNOC offshore EPC pools. The 8 to 14-week corridor delivers GWO + MMO-eligible candidates against Dogger Bank, Hornsea 3 Apollo-stake scopes, or Sofia Van Oord operations.